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Chaenocephalus aceratus (Lönnberg, 1906)

Blackfin icefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chaenocephalus: Greek, chaeno = to yawn + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lönnberg.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 770 m. Polar; 53°S - 65°S, 67°W - 4°E

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Southern Ocean: in the vicinity of Bouvet Island, Scotia Sea, and northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 44.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 72.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4883); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 3.7 kg (Ref. 4883)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults feed mostly on fish and krill. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larvae have a long pelagic phase (Ref. 71843). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).

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There is only one generation of oocytes in the ovaries indicative of determinate fecundity (Ref. 50743). Mature females may spawn for the first time from around 6-8 years of age (Ref. 71843).

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Hureau, J.-C., 1985. Channichthyidae. p. 261-277. In W. Fischer and J.C. Hureau (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Rome. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2bcde); Date assessed: 29 November 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.3 - 1.6, mean 0 °C (based on 42 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00093 (0.00079 - 0.00110), b=3.48 (3.43 - 3.53), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.24; Fec = 7,358).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 24.2 [13.5, 53.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.45 [0.19, 0.91] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.2, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.23 [0.12, 0.43] g/100g; Selenium = 23.3 [9.2, 53.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.8 [2.2, 52.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.364 [0.235, 0.556] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.